Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Belize, you would:
Health
be 66.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Belize, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mexico, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2020.
live 3.5 years less
In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Mexico, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 19.9% more likely to be obese
In Belize, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mexico, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.9 times more money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Mexico, the GDP per capita is $17,900 as of 2020.
be 61.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Mexico, that number is 3.5% as of 2019.
Life
have 36.3% fewer children
In Belize, there are approximately 21.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mexico, there are 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 41.2% more likely to have internet access
In Belize, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Mexico, about 72.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 45.6% less on education
Belize spends 7.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mexico spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 24.2 times more coastline
Belize has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Mexico, that number is 9,330 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Mexico: At a glance
How big is Mexico compared to Belize? See an in-depth size comparison.